Plymouth Housing Group
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PLYMOUTH WORKS TO ELIMINATE HOMELESSNESS & ADDRESS ITS CAUSES BY PRESERVING, DEVELOPING & OPERATING SAFE, QUALITY, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING & BY PROVIDING HOMELESS ADULTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO STABILIZE & IMPROVE THEIR LIVES.
- Income
- $69.5 million
- Spending
- $92.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- -17.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 61%
- Employees
- 498
- Volunteers
- 370
- Highest pay
- $435,150, chief executive officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 35 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (housing, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 55% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 32% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 15% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 44% of charities in its peer group (housing, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2522 of 22 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $62.0 million spent. SOCIAL SERVICES - PLYMOUTH OPERATES OVER 1,316 HOUSING UNITS FOR INDIVIDUALS EXITING HOMELESSNESS, MANY OF WHOM HAVE SIGNFICANT PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS, DISABILITIES, REPEAT INTERACTION WITH HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTIONS, AND SHELTERS, AND INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. PLYMOUTH PROVIDES A RANGE OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO HELP TENANTS REMAIN STABLY HOUSED. PLYMOUTH'S CASE MANAGEMENT APPROACH EMPHASIZES PROACTIVE, ASSERTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH TENANTS. STAFF NURTURE TRUSTING LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS TO PROVIDE A BASE FOR INCREASED STABILITY AND RECOVERY. SERVICES ARE VOLUNTARY BUT STAFF ARE PROACTIVE AND PERSISTENT IN BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP, OFFERING SERVICES AND SUPPORT. STAFF ARE TRAINED IN MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES, HARM REDUCTION, DE-ESCALATION, AND TRAUMA INFORMED CARE. STAFF MEET WITH NEW TENANTS TO COMPLETE AN ASSESSMENT AND HOUSING SERVICES PLAN FOCUSING ON THE TENANT'S SELF-IDENTIFIED NEEDS AND GOALS. STAFF WORK WITH TENANTS TO MEET THEIR GOALS BY HELPING THEM ACCESS NEEDED COMMUNITY SERVICES SUCH AS: MEDICAL, DENTAL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE AND TREATMENT, VETERANS SERVICES, LEGAL SERVICES, FOOD BANKS, CHORE SERVICES, PAYEE SERVICES, EMPLOYMENT AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. STAFF ALSO WORK WITH TENANTS TO QUALIFY FOR INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND IMPROVE SKILLS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN STABLE HOUSING, EITHER THROUGH DIRECT SUPPORT OR REFERRAL TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS. STAFF OFFER SUPPORT FOR TENANTS STRUGGLING WITH PERSONAL CRISES, THOSE FACING CHRONIC ILLNESS AND DEATH, MAKING END OF LIFE DECISIONS, AND SEEKING RECONNECTION WITH FAMILY MEMEBERS. PLYMOUTH ALSO OPERATES THE SHELTER PLUS CARE PROGRAM (SPC) AND THE SCATTERED SITES PROGRAM (SSP), WHICH ARE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS FOR HOMELESS, DISABLED AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. SPC & SSP PROGRAMS PROVIDE HOUSING SUBSIDY AND CASE MANAGMENT SERVICES TO 953 TENANTS THROUGHOUT KING COUNTY.
- $14.7 million spent. HOUSING PROVIDER - IN 2024, PLYMOUTH HOUSING GROUP (PLYMOUTH) MANAGED 1,596 LOW-INCOME UNITS IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE OR SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS. OF THESE, 683 UNITS IN 9 BUILDINGS WERE OWNED BY PLYMOUTH, 913 UNITS IN 10 BUILDINGS WERE OWNED BY TAX CREDIT LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES IN WHICH PLYMOUTH IS THE MANAGING MEMBER. ALL PLYMOUTH TENANTS HAVE INCOMES BELOW 60% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME (AMI), WITH OVER 1,596 UNITS TARGETING, AND AFFORDABLE TO, HOUSEHOLDS WITH LESS THAN 30% AMI. OVER 1,316 UNITS SERVE INDIVIDUALS COMING FROM HOMELESSNESS, MANY OF WHOM HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS INCLUDING MENTAL ILLNESS, PHYSICAL DISABLILITY, INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS . PLYMOUTH OFFERS ON-SITE CASE MANAGEMENT TO THESE INDIVIDUALS TO ENSURE THEIR HOUSING STABILITY AND PREVENT RELAPSES INTO HOMELESSNESS. DURING 2024, PLYMOUTH OWNED AND MANAGED THE FOLLOWING AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROPERTIES IN SEATTLE: (1) ALMQUIST PLACE, 105 UNITS; (2) DAVID COLWELL BUILDING 126 UNITS; (3) HADDON HALL, 55 UNITS; (4) HUMPHREY HOUSE, 84 UNITS; (5) LEWISTON APARTMENTS, 54 UNITS; (6) PACIFIC APARTMENTS, 112 UNITS; (7) PLYMOUTH ON FIRST HILL, 80 UNITS; (8) PLYMOUTH ON STEWART APARTMENTS, 87 UNITS; (9) PLYMOUTH PLACE APARTMENTS, 73 UNITS, (10) ST CHARLES APARTMENTS, 64 UNITS, (11) SCARGO APARTMENTS, 48 UNITS; (12) SIMONS SENIOR APARTMENTS, 95 UNITS; (13) SYLVIA ODOM'S PLACE, 65 UNITS; (14) WILLIAMS APARTMENTS, 84 UNITS; (15) KRISTEN BENSON PLACE, 93 UNITS; (16) BERTHA PITTS CAMPBELL PLACE, 103 UNITS; AND (17) BLAKE HOUSE, 115 UNITS.
- $1.8 million spent. HOUSING DEVELOPMENT - PLYMOUTH CONTINUED CONSTRUCTIONON PACIFIC APARTMENTS LLC. IN 2024 PLYMOUTH PUT DOWN AN EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT OF $75,000 TO ACCQUISION THE REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7720-7726 15TH AVENUE NORTHWEST IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON AS A POTENTIAL SITE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1980.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.